Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

JM342 - Clay pipes

James Matthews

Clay pipe and part stem: forward sloping bowl, square spur w/ mould line on base and relief moulded initials 'IB'. Appears to have been used.

Site Area Code Local

Number of Items 2

Material Clay pipes

Museum Reference

Registration Number 342

ID 11332

Status Commonwealth

Map of shipwreck

James Matthews

The wreck was located in 1973 on
the north side of Woodman Point in
Cockburn Sound, by members of the
Underwater Explorers Club (UEC) who
were conducting an underwater line
search as part of their wreck research
programme.
Archival research revealed that
James Matthews was a snow-brig of 107
tons, registered at the Port of London.
The...